Beagle Boy
Race Dog
This morning at 6:30 I decided to saddle up the 200 and go and do some exploring, the Grootrevierspoort through the Baviaanskloof Wilderness area to Steytlerville, I’ve heard many stories about this road hence the decision to use the 200 rather than the GS. :ricky:
Heading out along the Elands river road ..... this time of the day always makes for fantastic riding.
That’s more or less where I’m headed ...
The Suzuki is not skipping a beat and the scenery is just so awesome, we live in a really beautiful country!
Turning off the Elands River Road to the Grootrevier road this is what I met with, these photo just does’nt do it justice ;D
....... more scenery......
So what’s up with this signboard? I doubt I’d see any trucks along here ....
More technical road .....
and scenery...
and technical road..... confirming that I had chosen the correct bike for the task at hand :
and scenery ....
Lot’s of the farmers in this area appear to be “Leopard friendly” in a way I was hoping to see a friendly Leopard ....... but alas they are hard to spot .... :
A water crossing ..... Yeeehhhaaaaa!!!, unfortunately it was’nt very deep
I had just riden along that road down there ...... it’s amazing that I did not see the people camping down there .... until I was up here :
Quite a deep valley there ....
I see some Dog’s have been marking their territory :mwink:
This little scoot is really running well, it’s just such a more relaxing ride, one can’t go fast for obvious reason and I found myself taking in more of the scenery .......
Through the poort and heading towards Steytlerville
The metropolis of Steytlerville ....
After filling the bike with all of 5.88L of fuel and 166km’s ... yip .... over 28km’s/ liter, I filled myself with a “brunch” at the Royal Hotel
The trip home was along this “gravel highway”, until I decided to turn off ..... after all I was exploring ;D
I stopped at this drift, note the odd shaped weir in the background .....
... is there any particular reason why this would have been built like this ... any of you clever fellows out there got a clue? :-\
This tortoise was one of the many animals I saw on the trip, the others all disappeared before I could take a pic .. Baboon, Monkey, Duiker and Kudu been the most predominant and then there were 2 beautiful African Hawk eagles that amazed me.
Note the shadows under the trees on the far hill ....
Leaving the mountainous area .... note how green the valley is?
Well that’s almost the end of the ride report, the mirror reflecting where I’ve been and the road ahead ... homeward bound.
Some statistics:
The bike’s consumption home was 5.88L for 172km ... 29.25km’s/L, which increased my smile factor for the day, for less than R100, 338km’s of road had been explored .... what a bargain! :biggrin:
Max speed for the day 101 km/hr
Moving Average 52.5 km/hr
Saddle time a gruelling 6.5 hours, that saddle damn near killed my ASS >
Heading out along the Elands river road ..... this time of the day always makes for fantastic riding.
That’s more or less where I’m headed ...
The Suzuki is not skipping a beat and the scenery is just so awesome, we live in a really beautiful country!
Turning off the Elands River Road to the Grootrevier road this is what I met with, these photo just does’nt do it justice ;D
....... more scenery......
So what’s up with this signboard? I doubt I’d see any trucks along here ....
More technical road .....
and scenery...
and technical road..... confirming that I had chosen the correct bike for the task at hand :
and scenery ....
Lot’s of the farmers in this area appear to be “Leopard friendly” in a way I was hoping to see a friendly Leopard ....... but alas they are hard to spot .... :
A water crossing ..... Yeeehhhaaaaa!!!, unfortunately it was’nt very deep
I had just riden along that road down there ...... it’s amazing that I did not see the people camping down there .... until I was up here :
Quite a deep valley there ....
I see some Dog’s have been marking their territory :mwink:
This little scoot is really running well, it’s just such a more relaxing ride, one can’t go fast for obvious reason and I found myself taking in more of the scenery .......
Through the poort and heading towards Steytlerville
The metropolis of Steytlerville ....
After filling the bike with all of 5.88L of fuel and 166km’s ... yip .... over 28km’s/ liter, I filled myself with a “brunch” at the Royal Hotel
The trip home was along this “gravel highway”, until I decided to turn off ..... after all I was exploring ;D
I stopped at this drift, note the odd shaped weir in the background .....
... is there any particular reason why this would have been built like this ... any of you clever fellows out there got a clue? :-\
This tortoise was one of the many animals I saw on the trip, the others all disappeared before I could take a pic .. Baboon, Monkey, Duiker and Kudu been the most predominant and then there were 2 beautiful African Hawk eagles that amazed me.
Note the shadows under the trees on the far hill ....
Leaving the mountainous area .... note how green the valley is?
Well that’s almost the end of the ride report, the mirror reflecting where I’ve been and the road ahead ... homeward bound.
Some statistics:
The bike’s consumption home was 5.88L for 172km ... 29.25km’s/L, which increased my smile factor for the day, for less than R100, 338km’s of road had been explored .... what a bargain! :biggrin:
Max speed for the day 101 km/hr
Moving Average 52.5 km/hr
Saddle time a gruelling 6.5 hours, that saddle damn near killed my ASS >
